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Restructuring and Impairment Charges | 9 Months Ended
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Restructuring and Impairment Charges |
Restructuring and Impairment Charges | ​ 5. Restructuring and Impairment Charges ​ For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company recorded a total of $16 million and $41 million of pre-tax restructuring and impairment charges, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company recorded $2 million and $17 million of pre-tax restructuring charges for its Cost Smart cost of sales program, respectively. During the three months ended September 30, 2020, the Company recorded $1 million of other restructuring costs in relation to the closure of the Lane Cove, Australia production facility and $1 million of other costs related to the closure of the Stockton, California production facility. During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company recorded $10 million of restructuring charges in relation to the closure of the Lane Cove, Australia production facility, $6 million related to the closure of the Stockton, California production facility and $1 million of other restructuring costs. The Lane Cove, Australia restructuring costs consist of $6 million of asset write-offs, $3 million of other costs, and $1 million of accelerated depreciation. The Stockton, California restructuring costs consist of $4 million of accelerated depreciation, $1 million of employee-related severance, and $1 million of other costs. The Company expects to incur $1 million to $2 million of additional restructuring costs during the remainder of 2020 related to the Lane Cove production facility closure. ​ Additionally, the Company recorded pre-tax restructuring charges of $4 million and $14 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively, for its Cost Smart selling, general and administrative expense (“SG&A”) program. During the three months ended September 30, 2020, the Company recorded $4 million of pre-tax restructuring charges, consisting primarily of other costs, including professional services, in North America. During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company recorded pre-tax restructuring costs of $14 million primarily in North America, consisting of $12 million of other costs, including professional services, and $2 million of employee-related severance. ​ Finally, the Company recognized an other-than-temporary impairment of $10 million on its equity method investment in Verdient Foods Inc. during the three months ended September 30, 2020. The other-than-temporary impairment was triggered by the decrease in the fair value of its investment as determined by the agreed upon price for Ingredion to acquire the remaining 80% interest in Verdient Foods Inc. This agreement is more fully described in Note 14, Subsequent Event. ​ For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company recorded $28 million and $41 million of pre-tax restructuring charges, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company recorded $14 million and $23 million, respectively, of other costs, including professional services, and employee-related severance in the North America and South America segments as part of its Cost Smart SG&A program. This included $1 million and $2 million of other costs associated with the Finance Transformation initiative in Latin America for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively. Additionally, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company recorded $14 million and $18 million, respectively, of other costs, including professional services, as part of the Cost Smart cost of sales program, including $2 million in relation to the prior year cessation of wet-milling at the Stockton, California plant. ​ A summary of the Company’s employee-related severance accrual as of September 30, 2020 is as follows (in millions): ​
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Balance in severance accrual as of December 31, 2019 |  | $ | 15 | ​
Cost Smart cost of sales and SG&A | ​ | ​ | 3 | ​
Payments made to terminated employees | ​ | ​ | (11) | ​
Foreign exchange translation | ​ | ​ | (1) | ​
Balance in severance accrual as of September 30, 2020 |  | $ | 6 | ​
​ Of the $6 million severance accrual as of September 30, 2020, $5 million is expected to be paid in the next 12 months. ​ As of September 30, 2020, the Company identified certain assets within the Stockton, California and Lane Cove, Australia locations that met the held for sale criteria. The Company expects to sell these assets at a fair value equal to or greater than the carrying value as of September 30, 2020, and did not record a gain or loss associated with the reclassification of these assets to held for sale for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The assets classified as held for sale are reflected in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as follows: ​
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(in millions) | ​ | ​ | September 30, 2020 | ​ | December 31, 2019 | ​
Other assets |  | $ | 8 | ​ | $ | — | ​
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- Definition The entire disclosure for restructuring and related activities. Description of restructuring activities such as exit and disposal activities, include facts and circumstances leading to the plan, the expected plan completion date, the major types of costs associated with the plan activities, total expected costs, the accrual balance at the end of the period, and the periods over which the remaining accrual will be settled. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2175745 + Details
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